Join The Division open beta starting February 19
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Agents, get ready to enter the brink one last time before launch!

You will be able to experience Tom Clancy’s The Division one last time before launch in an Open Beta starting February 19. Everyone will be able to play for free and without any restrictions, during the following period:
PC players will be able to join in on February 19.
The Open Beta will run through February 21, end of the day.

This Open Beta is an invitation to all agents to get one final taste of the game before the official launch on March 8.

Added to the content already seen in the Closed Beta, the Open Beta will include an all new story mission for players to explore in their pursuit to take back New York. As a thank you, everyone who participates will be rewarded with a special in-game reward which will unlock for players when the full game is released.

We’d also like to invite you once more to our Twitch channel[www.twitch.tv], where we will be streaming during the entirety of the beta. So stop by, hang out, and ask any lingering questions you might have!

See you on the streets, agent!

<3 The Division Dev Team

Some answers to your questions:
Will I need to redownload the beta if I have the Closed Beta installed?
No, you'll be able to download a small update and be set to play in the Open Beta.

Will my progress from Closed Beta still be there?
This is not likely, you will normally have to restart. Your Open Beta progress will also not carry over to the main game.

Can I pre-load the Beta?
Yes, pre-load will start on February 16th!

How long do I have to play to receive the exclusive reward?
Normally, launching the game will be enough to qualify for the reward.

Fixed a bug where grenades would sometimes not display the blast radius warning before detonating

Fixed an issue where some NPCs in low cover would not react to being shot by the player

Fixed issues where emotes would cause the player model to behave oddly (missing guns, player stuck in emote animation, etc)

Fixed a bug where weapon mods and weapon skins would not show up on other players in the game world

Fixed an issue where DPS would not be calculated properly when purchasing a new weapon mod

Dark Zone

Players can now heal other neutral players in the Dark zone, by using First Aid and Support Station skills

Players are now able to fast travel to Dark Zone checkpoints, but only when coming from outside the Dark Zone

The Dark Zone disconnect timer has been increased to 30 seconds, meaning players will remain in the game world longer when logging out while in the Dark Zone (this applies while not in combat)

Items extracted from the Dark Zone are now properly marked as "new" items when moved to the players inventory

Players killed in the Dark Zone now drop ammo, medkits and grenades. This loot is generated and not taken from the dying players’ inventory

Players killed in the Dark Zone will lose less Dark Zone Funds and Experience (Rogue and non-Rogue)

Dark Zone Funds and Experience rewards for surviving Rogue status have been improved

Dark Zone Funds and Experience rewards for killing Rogue agents have been improved

Phoenix Credits drop have been increased on lvl 31 and 32 enemies in the Dark Zone:Please note that due to this fix causing client stability issues, we have to remove it from this update until it can be addressed in a next one

Lvl 30: 1-3 Phoenix Credits

Lvl 31: 2-4 Phoenix Credits

Lvl 32: 3-5 Phoenix Credits

Increased drop rate of High-End items from lvl 31 and 32 named NPCs in the Dark Zone.

Backpack Issue
No modded items in the Inventory
It should be fixed and it will be patched in the 1.1 update
But can also have other fallout, but it is under investigation.

Cheating
Cheating report helps and they are also asking for reports from the community
Can be reported in-game after 1.1
They are also scanning themselves with server side tracking
Suspension and banning is happening
It is not perfect, but they are working on. Better solutions will be implemented in the future.
There is a 3 day suspension, then there is a second chance, but then it is a permanent ban
There were also many false reports because some Players are very high geared (the new Dark Zone Bracket in level 30 will probably help the situation)
/report (Username) to report player in game after 1.1

Stats
Completion Rate: 41% of all character created have the story completed (only 8% of those went to the last Echo)
37% of all character have reached level 30%

News next week
New Podcast about Incursions / Endgame / Balancing will be released later this week.
New Article about Gear Sets and Incursions
Next Update can be downloaded during maintenance on April 12

Incursion update 1.1 Preview
Falcon Lost is the new Incursion that will be released next week
4 Gear Sets (1 Dark Zone / 3 more PvE Focused)
More information about that during this week
Gear Score will be implemented
Assignments are daily and weekly activities (new every day) Dark Zone / PVE / Crafting
Supply Drops in the Dark Zone. That are guarded by NPCs
Trading among team-members (give feedback if it not OK)